A Black Lives Matter memorial that had been built at Carl Schurz Park was vandalised and completely removed overnight.

Footage from July 8 shows the memorial in the Manhattan park as locals pay tribute.

The organizers received an email from a neighbour reportedly stating that their memorial is "an eyesore, has profanity everywhere and that the people who attend the vigil don't live in the neighborhood," said Patrick Bobilin.

In the morning, the community gathered to rebuild the memorial, and now neighbours say that the site is "more beautiful than ever."

July 08 2020 - MANHATTAN, New York: A BLM memorial that had been built at Carl Schurz Park was vandalized and completely removed overnight.
On the previous day, the organizers received an email from a neighborhood reportedly stating that their memorial is "an eyesore, has profanity everywhere, and that the people who attend the vigil don't live in neighborhood," said Patrick Bobilin.

Starting in the morning, the community gathered to rebuild the memorial, and now neighbors say that the site is more beautiful than ever. Whitney, one of the organizers, said they don't care who took down the memorial, they're not vigilantes, what matters to us as a community is that before they could ask for help, they'd already sprung into action to rebuild.